Temple Mount, a Christian Holy Place

EU UNESCO draft disregards Jewish connection to Temple Mount Itamar Eichner, YNet News, 15.07.2016 The Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem is fuming over a draft decision distributed on Thursday by representatives of the European Union at meetings of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee in Istanbul on the subject of the Israeli capital’s Old City that completely ignores

Zionism & Jewish Values

Former UK Chief Rabbi: Anti-Zionism is the new anti-Semitism By Ari Soffer, Aritz Sheva, 4/4/2016 Britain’s former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks has written a blistering oped slamming modern-day anti-Zionism as the “new anti-Semitism.” In his Newsweek article, published Sunday, Rabbi Sacks refers to figures showing how escalating anti-Semitism has left many Jews considering leaving Europe

The Vatican & the Pharisees

Vatican recognizes ‘Palestinian state’ Press TV, 13-5-2015 The Vatican has officially recognized the state of Palestine in a new treaty. According to the treaty the Holy See switched its diplomatic relations from the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to the state of Palestine. On November 29, 2012, the United Nations General Assembly voted to upgrade Palestine’s

Hanukkah & Phariseeism

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire of the 2nd century BCE. Phariseeism: Hypocritical observance of the letter of religious or moral law without regard for

The Temple Myth – part two

The Western Wall? What do Jews believe? We all know that the Western Wall, the Kotel,is the last remnant of our Temple. We also know that Jews from around the world gather here to pray. People write notes to G-d and place them between the ancient stones of the Wall. In the year 37 BCE,

The Temple Mount Myth

Zoabi: Israel is a ‘Terror State’ Presence of Jewish Temple on Temple Mount is a ‘myth.’ By Uzi Baruch, Tova Dvorin, Israel National News, 11/14/2014 Arab MKs are among the Israeli Arabs readying to protest in Umm Al-Fahm Friday, as frustrations build in the Arab city over the Temple Mount and the shooting of terrorist

American Jews & Race Purity

American jews & the purity of the jewish race YNet News, 13-11-2013 “So now let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according

Between Sharia and International Law

Elham Aminzadeh: Iran’s top female politician I24 News, 13-8-2013 Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has appointed Elham Aminzadeh as Vice President for Legal Affairs – the first female to occupy the position in Iran’s history. Aminzadeh is a law and public policy professor at Tehran University. Like Rouhani, Aminzadeh earned her Ph.D from the Glasgow University

Does Israel Need A Chief Rabbi?

Ultra-Orthodox Candidates Elected as Israel’s Chief Rabbis By Jodi Rudoren, New York Times, July 24, 2013 JERUSALEM — In a victory for the ultra-Orthodox political parties that were shut out of Israel’s governing coalition this year, two candidates they backed were elected as Israel’s chief rabbis on Wednesday, defeating a rabbi who had promised, in

Don’t play God, be Human

A fundamental fault line runs through contemporary Islamic thought. That is, the fault line between a textually-based, and a conscience-based, ethics. This is the demarcation which progressive Muslim thought is straining to prevent becoming a barrier. Essentially, it is the dilemma between scripturalism – the recourse to the authority of a written text – and